The top-to-the-southeast Sarzeau shear zone and its place in the late-orogenic extensional tectonics of southern Armorica

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-261

  Turrillot, Paul ^a,b   Augier, Romain ^a   Faure, Michel ^a  

^a UMR 7327   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Armorican massif; Extensional shear zone; Late orogenic extension; Monazite u th pb chemical dating; Variscan belt

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DIKE; HOST ROCK; MIGMATITE; MONAZITE; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ARMORICAN MASSIF; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70249089715     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.180.3.247     Document Type: Article

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